# Accident 19920606018549A: Piper PA25, Socastee, SC, June 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1992, 13:48 local time
- Place: Socastee, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6891° N, 78.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6891&lon=-78.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6179Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6179Z-1994-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 45 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606018549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BANNER CAUGHT ON TREES DURING ATTEMPTED BANNER DROP. STALLED CRASHED AND BURNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL92LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA116), Jun 6, 1992: Piper PA-25 (N6179Z), Socastee, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN DURING THE MANEUVER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RELEASE THE BANNER, AND THE EXCESSIVE SIZE OF THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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